Stomach: 24-5 (pg. 878-881)
· List the 4 major functions of the stomach.
· What is chyme?
· Name and describe the 4 major regions of the stomach.
· Describe the changes in size the stomach can experience.
· Describe the histology of the stomach.
· Figure 24-12b
Stomach Glands à Digestion and absorption: 24-5 (pg. 881-882)
· What 2 types of cells do gastric glands contain? What do these cells secrete? What do their secretions do?
· What do pyloric glands secrete? What do their secretions do?
· Discuss the significance of the low pH in the stomach.
· How does a large meal affect the pH of blood leaving the stomach?
· Why aren’t nutrients absorbed in the stomach?
· Figure 24-13a
· List the 4 major functions of the stomach.
· What is chyme?
· Name and describe the 4 major regions of the stomach.
· Describe the changes in size the stomach can experience.
· Describe the histology of the stomach.
· Figure 24-12b
Stomach Glands à Digestion and absorption: 24-5 (pg. 881-882)
· What 2 types of cells do gastric glands contain? What do these cells secrete? What do their secretions do?
· What do pyloric glands secrete? What do their secretions do?
· Discuss the significance of the low pH in the stomach.
· How does a large meal affect the pH of blood leaving the stomach?
· Why aren’t nutrients absorbed in the stomach?
· Figure 24-13a